Re: Updating a running jail
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 09 January 2005 22:58, Tom McLaughlin wrote: [...] > My next idea is to use a script on the jailhost which carries out the > steps for building a jail from the manpage and essentially installing > over the old jail. I just wonder how that will affect /etc within the > jail. I want many of the changes to /etc that occur in -stable but I > don't want to overwrite all the changes I have made. I guess I could > skip `make distribution' and run mergemaster later. How I update my jails: 1. cvsup sources 2. make buildworld and buildkernel (to update host) 3. make installkernel, make installworld and mergemaster (to update host) 4. cd /usr/src && make installworld DESTDIR=/your_jail_root_here (run from host to update jail) 5. mergemaster -D /your_jail_root_here (run from host to update jail) > My last idea is to mount the jailhost's /usr/src and /usr/obj > directories into the jail with nullfs and then after having run > buildworld on the jailhost, run installworld in the jail and then use > mergemaster to take care of /etc within the jail. I've used a similar > process to update OpenBSD machines over NFS but have never tried it on > FreeBSD. Normally you don't need the /usr/obj tree in your jail. However, some ports need a set of /usr/src to compile. I for myself prefer to have independent sets of /usr/src and /usr/ports inside my jails, so I also run cvsup inside my jails. Cheers, ch - -- Christian Hiris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | OpenPGP KeyID 0x3BCA53BE OpenPGP-Key at hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net and http://pgp.mit.edu -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFB4ns+09WjGjvKU74RArVyAJ9M4ZQ0yPUH+d3K6Yypq8TIO5Sk7wCeNDm1 F+/B+5/izJFAwBpaM1dvQWI= =+jY4 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Updating a running jail
Sounds to me like you want to use cvsup. You can search for it in the handbook. Basically cvsup -g -L 2 cvsupfile will update ports/src/docs/cvs and can be run periodically by cron. The cvsupfile you specify has settings as far as what to update and where to put it - you can have a different config for src and ports if you want them in different places. You can config the cvssupfile to download cvs so you can have an up to date cvs tree locally to update from. On 10/1/05 8:28 AM, "Tom McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I have a machine which I am running a jail on to be used as a clean > work space for ports work. I got tired of messing up the ports tree and > installed ports on my desktop so I figured a jails would be the best > solution. The jail host is running FreeBSD-stable because I'm waiting > for some changes in FreeBSD-6 to be MFC'ed. What I want to know is what > is the best way to keep my jail up to date with -stable? (Well, > actually keep the jail in sync with the jailhost which runs -stable.) > I've already figured out how to handle the ports within the jail so that > is not a problem, only worried about keeping the base up to date. > > I've thought of a couple of ideas so far. One is to dispose of the old > jail and build a new one. That just won't work for my needs and is a > waste of time from what I see. My jail is setup "the way I like it" so > working in the jail is comfortable, ie. I have a lot of config files > permissions set, and a decent number of packages installed to make life > easier for me when logged in. > > My next idea is to use a script on the jailhost which carries out the > steps for building a jail from the manpage and essentially installing > over the old jail. I just wonder how that will affect /etc within the > jail. I want many of the changes to /etc that occur in -stable but I > don't want to overwrite all the changes I have made. I guess I could > skip `make distribution' and run mergemaster later. > > My last idea is to mount the jailhost's /usr/src and /usr/obj > directories into the jail with nullfs and then after having run > buildworld on the jailhost, run installworld in the jail and then use > mergemaster to take care of /etc within the jail. I've used a similar > process to update OpenBSD machines over NFS but have never tried it on > FreeBSD. > > Can anyone tell me what they do to manage their jails and keep them up > to date? Thanks. > > Tom -- Shane Ambler Sales Department 007Marketing.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Updating a running jail
Hi, I have a machine which I am running a jail on to be used as a clean work space for ports work. I got tired of messing up the ports tree and installed ports on my desktop so I figured a jails would be the best solution. The jail host is running FreeBSD-stable because I'm waiting for some changes in FreeBSD-6 to be MFC'ed. What I want to know is what is the best way to keep my jail up to date with -stable? (Well, actually keep the jail in sync with the jailhost which runs -stable.) I've already figured out how to handle the ports within the jail so that is not a problem, only worried about keeping the base up to date. I've thought of a couple of ideas so far. One is to dispose of the old jail and build a new one. That just won't work for my needs and is a waste of time from what I see. My jail is setup "the way I like it" so working in the jail is comfortable, ie. I have a lot of config files permissions set, and a decent number of packages installed to make life easier for me when logged in. My next idea is to use a script on the jailhost which carries out the steps for building a jail from the manpage and essentially installing over the old jail. I just wonder how that will affect /etc within the jail. I want many of the changes to /etc that occur in -stable but I don't want to overwrite all the changes I have made. I guess I could skip `make distribution' and run mergemaster later. My last idea is to mount the jailhost's /usr/src and /usr/obj directories into the jail with nullfs and then after having run buildworld on the jailhost, run installworld in the jail and then use mergemaster to take care of /etc within the jail. I've used a similar process to update OpenBSD machines over NFS but have never tried it on FreeBSD. Can anyone tell me what they do to manage their jails and keep them up to date? Thanks. Tom -- BSD# Project - Porting Mono to FreeBSD http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/project/?bsd-sharp ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
